(Reuters) -European equities were little changed on Thursday as investors awaited updates from the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium for clues on the path of monetary policy. The pan-European STOXX 600 index was flat as of 0704 GMT, while most major bourses were mixed.

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Gold rose nearly 1% on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar eased, while market participants braced for the minutes of the U.S. central bank's last policy meeting and upcoming Jackson Hole symposium for clues on future interest rate moves.

Shares of industrial and transportation companies were more or less flat as traders hedged their bets ahead of the Federal Reserve conference in Jackson Hole, Wyo. "Powell's reaction function to recent stagflationary data will be key,